Songs About Time
The time is precious I know
In time it could have been so much more
The time has nothing to show
Because time won’t give me time
And time makes lovers feel
Like they’ve got something real
But you and me we know
They’ve got nothing but time
And time won’t give me time
Won’t give me time
Time (Clock of the Heart) – Culture Club
Past, Present, Future Songs
June 11 in Pop Culture History
June 11 History, Facts and Trivia
June 11 History Highlights
- 1895 – Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, the “first motor race”, took place.
- June 11, 1934 – Mandrake the Magician, Comic Strip debuted
- 1935 – The London International Surrealist Exhibition opened.
- June 11, 2001 – Game Boy Advance released, Video Game Console
- 2018 – 3 World Trade Center officially opened.
- If you were born on June 11th,
You were likely conceived the week of… September 18th (prior year)
Mandrake The Magician.
Mandrake the Magician was a syndicated newspaper comic strip that debuted in 1934. Lee Falk’s creation, Mandrake is considered one of America’s first superheroes. The character has been around since before he created his famous Phantom series and it all started on June 11th, 1934! Phil Davis soon took over for illustration duties while Falk continued to script until 1955 when they parted ways amicably with their collaboration coming out weekly in 300 newspapers at its peak.
The real-life magician, Leon Mandrake had been performing for well over ten years before Lee Falk introduced the comic strip character. Some people believe that he was also a source of inspiration for the fictional Mandrake as they share many similarities such as their top hat and pencil-line mustache which are both iconic to them. Although there no official connection, the real-life Mandrake took advantage of the popular comic strip to enhance his career.
June 11 is…
German Chocolate Day
June 11 Birthday Quotes
“I waited a long time out in the world before I gave myself permission to fail. Please don’t even bother asking. Don’t bother telling the world you are ready. Show it. Do it.”
– Peter Dinklage
“It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.”
– Hugh Laurie
“Don’t complain about not getting a chance and then be unprepared when you finally do.”
– Joe Montana
“You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you’ll never be successful.”
– Shia LaBeouf
“Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.”
– Vince Lombardi
“Men and women are like right and left hands: it doesn’t make sense not to use both.”
– Jeannette Rankin
“For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”
– Jacques Yves Cousteau
June 11 Birthdays
1910 – Jacques Cousteau, French biologist, author, and inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung (died in 1997)
1913 – Vince Lombardi, American football player, coach, and manager (died in 1970)
1919 – Richard Todd, Irish-English actor (died in 2009)
1933 – Gene Wilder, American comedic actor (died in 2016)
1956 – Joe Montana, American football player
1959 – Hugh Laurie, English actor
1969 – Peter Dinklage, American actor
1986 – Shia LaBeouf, American actor
1991 – Daniel Howell, English YouTuber
June 11 History
1509 – Henry VIII of England married Catherine of Aragon.
1742 – Benjamin Franklin invented the Franklin stove. He chose not to patent it.
1793 – Robert Heterick was issued the patent (#X000063) for a stove design of cast iron
1837 – The Broad Street Riot occurred in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and the Irish.
1895 – Charles E. Duryea was granted the first US patent (#540,648) for a gasoline-driven automobile.
1895 – Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, the first automobile race in history or the “first motor race”, took place.
1919 – Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
June 11, 1934 – Mandrake the Magician, Comic Strip began
1949 – Hank Williams, Sr. debuted at the Grand Ole Opry.
1955 – Eighty-three spectators were killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collided at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest accident to date in motorsports.
1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin (allegedly) became the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island. They were never seen again after escaping on an inflatable raft.
1963 – Faget, Meyer, Chilton, Blanchard, Kehlet, Hammack, and Johnson were granted the patent (#3,093,346), for NASA, for the Mercury space capsule.
1963 – Alabama Governor George Wallace (D) stood at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending the school.
1963 – Buddhist monk Thích Quang Ðuc burned himself alive with gasoline in a Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
1966 #1 Hit June 11, 1966 – June 24, 1966: The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
1970 – After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as the first female US Army Generals.
1977 #1 Hit June 11, 1977 – June 17, 1977: KC and the Sunshine Band – I’m Your Boogie Man
1979 – Actor John Wayne died afrer a decade-long fight with cancer.
1982 – E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial was released in theaters.
1986 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was released in theaters. The rare Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California was not really destroyed in the film.
2001 – Timothy McVeigh was executed for his role in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
2002 – American Idol premiered on FOX
2002 – Antonio Meucci was acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress. His 1871 patent was not as detailed as Alexander Graham Bell’s 1876 patent.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“I’ll see you in hell” should be followed with “and I won’t even stop to say hi”. Otherwise, you’re just making plans with someone you hate.
“If there is anything that this horrible tragedy can teach us, it’s that a male model’s life is a precious, precious commodity. Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn’t mean that we too can’t not die in a freak gasoline fight accident.”
– Derek Zoolander
The serial killer “Ghost face” from the Scream film franchise was based on The Scream painting by Edvard Munch.
“Here’s looking at you, kid.” – Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) in Casablanca, 1942
Showgirls still holds the record for most Razzie nominations with 13.
According to a CDC definition, someone who smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime would be considered a “Never Smoker”.
“I think you’re the opposite of a paranoid. I think you go around with the insane delusion that people like you.” – Harry Block in Deconstructing Harry #moviequotes
Roulette Odds: Even: Payoff: 1:1 True Odds: 47.37
Bruce Jenner turned down Superman (1978) to star in a Village People movie Can’t Stop the Music. Valerie Perrine was in both.
The voice of the Kool-Aid Man is Frank Simms, a New York City-based voice actor.
There are more stars in the sky than grains of sand on the earth. #big
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1930?
Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1930?
30 Trivia Questions for 1930 History
(answers)
1. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1930?
2. What was the average household income in 1930?
3. Who won the US Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1930?
4. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1930?
5. In 1930, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?
6. What famous food did Ruth Wakefield of Whitman, Massachusetts, create in 1930?
7. What was the highest-grossing film of 1930?
8. What cartoon caricature of a Jazz Age flapper debuted in 1930?
9. Who was the President of the United States in 1930?
10. What became the tallest building in the world on May 27, 1930?
11. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1930?
12. Lamont Cranston, a “wealthy young man-about-town,” is also known as what masked pulp magazine character?
13. What is The Shadow’s catchphrase?
14. What famous cartoon dog was introduced in 1930?
15. How many people lived in the United States in 1930?
16. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1930?
17. How many people lived in the World in 1930?
18. Selling for ~ $120.00, what did the Galvin Corporation introduce for car buyers?
19. Who did the Chicago Crime Commission declare as “Public Enemy Number 1”?
20. What did Clyde Tombaugh discover in 1930?
21. What Marx Brothers movie debuted on August 23, 1930, starring Groucho as Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding?
22. Who won the 1930 World Series?
23. This snack started with banana creme in 1930 and is still popular today…
24. Considered the messiah by many Rastafarians, who became emperor of Ethiopia on November 2, 1930?
25. Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1930?
26. What was the 3M company introduced in 1930?
27. What comic strip debuted on January 13, 1930, and ran until July 29, 1995.
28. How much did an average Ford Model A cost in 1930?
29. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1930?
30. What classic sandwich was invented in South Philadelphia in 1930?
Trivia Team Bonus Questions:
1. Who is generally credited with making the first steak sandwich?
2. Who was the Pope in 1930?
3. R.H. Naylor provided what for the United Kingdom’s Sunday Express, on August 24, that became a staple in newspapers worldwide.
4. What real-life human was the cartoon character Betty Boop based on?
5. Who was the American Vice-President in 1930?
6. On April 18, 1930, what broadcast company said “Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news.”
7. What team won the FIFA World Cup in 1930?
8. What did Warner Brothers collectively call their cartoon shorts in 1930?
9. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1930?
10. What set of strict guidelines on treating sex, crime, religion, and violence in films for the next 40 years began in 1930?
30 Trivia Answers for 1930 History
1. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1930?
Stein Song (University of Maine) by Rudy Vallee
2. What was the average household income in 1930?
$4,887.01
3. Who won the US Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1930?
Gallant Fox
4. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1930?
Cimarron by Edna Ferber
5. In 1930, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?
Men – 58.1 years, Women – 61.6 years.
6. What famous food did Ruth Wakefield of Whitman, Massachusetts, create in 1930?
The Chocolate Chip Cookie (aka “Toll House Cookie”)
7. What was the highest-grossing film of 1930?
Tom Sawyer
8. What cartoon caricature of a Jazz Age flapper debuted in 1930?
Betty Boop
9. Who was the President of the United States in 1930?
Herbert Hoover (March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933)
10. What became the tallest building in the world on May 27, 1930?
The Chrysler Building in New York City. The Empire State Building became the tallest building on April 11, 1931.
11. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1930?
In 1930, The Montreal Canadiens won over the Boston Bruins (2 games to none)
12. Lamont Cranston, a “wealthy young man-about-town,” is also known as what masked pulp magazine character?
The Shadow
13. What is The Shadow’s catchphrase?
(Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?) The Shadow knows.
14. What famous cartoon dog was introduced in 1930?
Pluto (Disney)
15. How many people lived in the United States in 1930?
The population was an estimated 123,076,741 people.
16. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1930?
9 cents
17. How many people lived in the World in 1930?
The estimated world population in 1930 was 2,070,000,000 people.
18. Selling for ~ $120.00, what did the Galvin Corporation introduce for car buyers?
The first commercial car radio (Motorola model 5T71).
19. Who did the Chicago Crime Commission declare as “Public Enemy Number 1”?
Al Capone
20. What did Clyde Tombaugh discover in 1930?
Pluto (the dwarf planet)
21. What Marx Brothers movie debuted on August 23, 1930, starring Groucho as Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding?
Animal Crackers
22. Who won the 1930 World Series?
In 1930, The Philadelphia Athletics won, beating the St. Louis Cardinals (4 games to 2)
23. This snack started with banana creme in 1930 and is still popular today…
Twinkies
24. Considered the messiah by many Rastafarians, who became emperor of Ethiopia on November 2, 1930?
Haile Selassie
25. Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1930?
Mahatma Gandhi
26. What was the 3M company introduced in 1930?
Scotch Tape
27. What comic strip debuted on January 13, 1930, and ran until July 29, 1995.
Mickey Mouse
28. How much did an average Ford Model A cost in 1930?
$495 (Town Car $1400)
29. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1930?
$0.20 per gallon
30. What classic sandwich was invented in South Philadelphia in 1930?
The steak sandwich. Cheesesteaks came into being shortly after.
Trivia Team Bonus Questions:
1. Who is generally credited with making the first steak sandwich?
Philadelphia hot dog vendor Pat Olivieri.
2. Who was the Pope in 1930?
Pope Pius XI, February 6, 1922 – February 10, 1939
3. R.H. Naylor provided what for the United Kingdom’s Sunday Express, on August 24, that became a staple in newspapers worldwide.
The Horoscope was for newly born Princess Margaret. It became daily later in 1930.
4. What real-life human was the cartoon character Betty Boop based on?
Helen Kane, who took a similar routine from Baby Esther, a child entertainer.
5. Who was the American Vice-President in 1930?
Charles Curtis (March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933)
6. On April 18, 1930, what broadcast company said “Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news.”
BBC Radio. Then they played piano music for 15 minutes.
7. What team won the FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay
8. What did Warner Brothers collectively call their cartoon shorts in 1930?
Looney Tunes. Merrie Melodies came out in 1931.
9. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1930?
Gallant Fox
10. What set of strict guidelines on treating sex, crime, religion, and violence in films for the next 40 years began in 1930?
The Hays Code (Motion Picture Production Code), although it wasn’t strictly enforced until 1934.
June 10 in Pop Culture History
June 10 History, Facts and Trivia
June 10 History Highlights
- 1692 – Bridget Bishop was hanged at Gallows Hill during the Salen Witch Trials.
- 1935 – Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio by DR. Robert Smith and Bill Wilson.
- 1963 – The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex, was signed into law by President John F. Kennedy.
- 1967 – The Six-Day War ended when Israel and Syria agreed to a cease-fire.
- If you were born on June 10th,
You were likely conceived the week of… September 17th (prior year)
National Iced Tea Day
June 10 is…
Black Cow Day
Herbs and Spices Day
Iced Tea Day
June 10 Birthday Quotes
“I did my best, and God did the rest.”
– Hattie McDaniel
“It’s always been a dream for me to play a comic book character.”
– Celina Jade
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”
– Judy Garland
“Certainly it is a blessing to have three beautiful kids who are all healthy. God put them here for me to nurture and bring them up and try to keep as close to right as I can. So it’s a blessing. It’s a big responsibility, but at the same time it’s an honor.”
– Faith Evans
“Surround yourself with positive people. Also, be a positive person. Root for people. Somebody else’s success is not your failure.”
– Bill Burr
“When you ain’t got no money, you got the blues.”
– Howlin’ Wolf
June 10 Birthdays
1910 – Howlin’ Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 1976)
1922 – Judy Garland, American singer and actress (died in 1969)
1965 – Elizabeth Hurley, English model, and character actress
1968 – Bill Burr, American comedian and actor
1973 – Faith Evans, American singer-songwriter
1980 – Jessica DiCicco, American voice actress
1983 – Leelee Sobieski, American actress
1985 – Celina Jade, Hong Kong-American actress
1992 – Kate Upton, American model
June 10 History
1809 – The first steamboat to navigate the open seas, the Phoenix paddlewheel steamboat took 13 days to sail from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1829 – The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge took place. Oxford won.
1854 – The first class of United States Naval Academy students graduated.
1886 (Volcano Eruption) Mount Tarawera
1902 – The US patent (#701,839) for a window envelope was issued to Americus F. Callahan of Chicago, Ill., which he called the outlook envelope.
1916 – An Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire led by Lawrence of Arabia began.
1935 – Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by Dr. Robert Smith and Bill Wilson.
1943 – Laszlo Biro filed for a British patent (British #564172) on a practical ballpoint pen with quick-drying ink.
1944 – 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds became the youngest player ever in a Major League Baseball game.
1947 – Saab produced its first automobile.
1952 – Mylar was registered as a DuPont trademark for a strong polyester film that grew out of the development of Dacron, a product of the early 1950s.
1972 #1 Hit June 10, 1972 – June 30, 1972: Sammy Davis Jr. – Candy Man
1978 #1 Hit June 10, 1978 – June 16, 1978: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – You’re the One That I Want
1982 – Broadway Show – Torch Song Trilogy (Play) June 10, 1982
1989 #1 Hit June 10, 1989 – June 16, 1989: Bette Midler – Wind Beneath My Wings
1991 – 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she was freed in 2009.
1994 – Pay television content descriptors which describe the varying degrees of suggestive or explicit content in a series and movies began being broadcast by pay channels such as HBO, Cinemax, and Showtime.
2003 – The Spirit rover was launched, beginning NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission.
2007 – HBO’s critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning Mob-family drama The Sopranos ended with a sudden cut to black and silence, leaving many fans to wonder whether Tony Soprano was dead or still alive.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Useless Pronunciation: K as in kernel
“I’m kind of psychic. I have a fifth sense. It’s like I have ESPN or something.” – Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried) #moviequotes
I think I found the date that everything started going to hell. May 21, 1992, aired the first episode of MTV’s Real World, and the final episode of MacGyver.
The Capital of Slovakia is Bratislava
Greta Garbo – Real Name: Greta Louisa Gustaffsson
The US Presidential Election of 1876 afforded the highest voter turnout of eligible voters in American history at 81%
Superman has had every movie spoiled for him because of his super hearing.
TV Quotes… “You eeeediot!” (Ren) on “Ren & Stimpy”
Phil Collin’s “Land of Confusion” seems more relevant today than when it was first released.
A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was a nurse said ‘No change yet’.
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June 9 in Pop Culture History
June 9 History, Facts and Trivia
June 9 History Highlights
- 1934 – Donald Duck debuted in The Wise Little Hen.
- 1959 – The first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the USS George Washington was launched.
- 1973 – Secretariat won the US Triple Crown (The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes).
- If you were born on June 9th,
You were likely conceived the week of… September 16th (prior year)
Secretariat
Secretariat was one of the most successful and groundbreaking racehorses in history. He became a champion as soon at he began racing, winning his first two races against other horses before being sold for breeding purposes to Virginia’s Meadow Stables. The breeder then allowed Secretariat to be used by trainer Lucien Laurin so that they could train him for racetracks across North America where it is said he had 60 consecutive victories with only three second-place finishes.
American Thoroughbred racehorse, Secretariat is the ninth winner of America’s Triple Crown. He became a household name in 1973 when he won three consecutive races against some pretty tough contenders and then went on to win the “most prestigious” of all modern horse racing events: The Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths.
Secretariat, the horse with an estimated 22-pound heart passed away on October 4th, 1989 at 19 years old by euthanasia due to chronic Laminitis. He is one of few racehorses buried whole- usually, only heads and hooves are left in graves because they’re considered sacred after their successful races but Secretariat’s body was preserved for future generations to see his enormous size. At necropsy, he had a large heart 3 times as big as normal which may have contributed to him winning many more competitions than a horse with a normally-sized heart.
June 9 is…
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
June 9 Birthday Quotes
“It is my great desire to reform my subjects, and yet I am ashamed to confess that I am unable to reform myself.”
– Peter the Great
“When you get older, you realize it’s a lot less about your place in the world but your place in you. It’s not how everyone views you, but how you view yourself.”
– Natalie Portman
“Destiny may ride with us today, but there is no reason for it to interfere with lunch.”
– Peter the Great
“The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.”
– Michael J. Fox
“Honesty is nothin’ compared to decency.”
– Jackie Mason
“You can close your eyes to the things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to the things you don’t want to feel.”
– Johnny Depp
June 9 Birthdays
1768 – Samuel Slater, English-American engineer and businessman (died in 1835)
1891 – Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (died in 1964)
1900 – Fred Waring, American singer, bandleader, and television host (died in 1984)
1915 – Les Paul, American guitarist and songwriter (died in 2009)
1929 – Johnny Ace, American singer and pianist (died in 1954)
1931 – Jackie Mason, American comedian and actor
1961 – Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor
1963 – Johnny Depp, American actor
1981 – Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress
June 9 History
The Harvard Corporation, one of the two administrative boards of Harvard, was established. It was the first legal corporation in the Americas.
1856
500 Mormons left Iowa City, Iowa, and headed west for Salt Lake City.
1902
Horn & Hardart opened the first restaurant with vending machine service at the Automat Restaurant at 818 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1915
William Jennings Bryan resigned as Woodrow Wilson’s Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United State’s handling of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
1930
Mount Bona – 16,500 ft (5,029 m) – Alaska, USA – First ascent: June 9, 1930, by Allen Carpé, Andrew Taylor, and Terris Moore
1934
Donald Duck debuted in The Wise Little Hen.
June 9 Birthday (fictional) Donald Duck, Disney
1953
John H. Kraft was granted his patent (#2,641,545) for the “manufacture of soft surface cured cheese”.
1954
Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, called out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, “You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?”
1978
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) opened its priesthood to “all worthy men”, ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
1979
#1 Hit June 9, 1979 – June 29, 1979: Bee Gees – Love You Inside Out
The Sydney Ghost Train fire killed 7 people in Luna Park Sydney, Australia.
1984
#1 Hit June 9, 1984 – June 22, 1984: Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
(Tornado) Belyanitsky, Ivanovo, and Balino, Russia
1990
#1 Hit June 9, 1990 – June 15, 1990: Wilson Phillips – Hold On
1993
‘Hollywood Madame’ Heidi Fleiss was arrested.
1997
Married With Children television series came to an end on FOX.
2006
Disney’s Cars was released in theaters.
2007
#1 Hit June 9, 2007 – July 27, 2007: Rihanna featuring Jay-Z – Umbrella
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Lou Costello – Real Name: Louis Cristallo
It’s always uncomfortable loading someone else’s dishwasher. As if loading it a certain way could offend them.
Technically, Alaska is the most eastern, western, and northern state in the United States.
The Village People were formed when individuals answered an ad that read, “Macho Types Wanted: Must Dance And Have A Mustache.” #YMCA
A group of People at work are called Staff.
Useless Pronunciation: Y as in youth
David Patrick Kelly’s ‘Warriors, come out to play’ line in The Warriors (1979) was completely improvised.
If Jimmy cracked corn and no one cared, why is there a song about him? #Idontcare
“I want my MTV!” – MTV ad
An active group of people or animals is called a Throng.
Drinking 8 glasses of water a day isn’t scientifically supported health advice. These false facts were spread by Big Water.
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2006 Top Ten Music Charts
2006’s Biggest Artists and Songs
U2 (Grammy for Album of the Year)
Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day (Record of the Year)
2006’s Retro Top 10 Hits
2006’s Dance Top 10 Hit List
2006’s Bubblegum 10 Hit List
2006’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List
2006’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List
2006’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List
PCM’s 2006 Top 10 Hit List
June 8 in Pop Culture History
June 8 History, Facts and Trivia
June 8 History Highlights
- 1789 – James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments (Bill of Rights) to the United States Constitution in Congress.
- 1912 – Universal Pictures was founded by Carl Laemmle.
- 1949 – George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four was published.
- 1953 – The United States Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons.
- If you were born on June 8th,
You were likely conceived the week of… September 15th (prior year)
Jelly-Filled Donut Day
The doughnut, as it is called by some people and to be more specific the donut or olykoeck if you are Dutch. It came from a word that means “oily cake” in Dutch but now we use it for deep-fried pieces of dough (or batter) with all sorts of toppings like jelly or custard injected inside. The two most common types I say there are flattened sphere ones which have been injected with what they call ‘jelly’ these days though back then when this food was first created many would go into shops asking specifically for an ‘Oltyoeck”.OLYKOECK
The first record of a jelly doughnut appeared in the Polish translation (Kuchmistrzostwo) of a German cookbook published in 1532
June 8 is…
Chicken Tetrazzini Day
Jelly-filled Doughnut Day
June 8 Birthday Quotes
“The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the building was built.”
– Frank Lloyd Wright
“The only thing I know is that we came from the stars and that we have the same material as the stars. That’s all that I know. Everything else I don’t know.”
– Sonia Braga
“So many people release albums before Christmas and they get lost in the Christmas rush.”
– Bonnie Tyler
“I wish I could tell you it gets better. It doesn’t get better. YOU get better.”
– Joan Rivers
“Everyone’s always telling you to be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be great?”
– Kanye West
“Never go for the punch line. There might be something funnier on the way.”
– Jerry Stiller
June 8 Birthdays
1910 – C.C. Beck, American comic book illustrator (died in 1989)
1927 – Jerry Stiller, American comedic actor (died in 2020)
1933 – Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, and television host (died in 2014)
1936 – James Darren, American actor
1950 – Sônia Braga, Brazilian actress
1951 – Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer-songwriter
1957 – Scott Adams, American author and illustrator, Dilbert creator
1958 – Keenen Ivory Wayans, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1977 – Kanye West, American rapper and producer
June 8 History
Muhammad, the Islamic prophet, died in Medina.
1637
René Descartes published Discourse on Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences.
1783
(Volcano Eruption) Laki, Iceland, killed over 9,000 over a period of months; 120 million tons of sulfur dioxide was spewed into the Northern Hemisphere. This caused a 7-year worldwide famine.
1869
Ives W. McGaffney of Chicago obtained the patent (#91,145) for a “sweeping machine”
1872
An Act of Congress authorized the first US postcard.
1906
Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
1931
Mount Fairweather – 15,325 ft (4,671 m) – Alaska, USA/British Columbia, Canada – First ascent: June 8, 1931, by Allen Carpé and Terris Moore
1940
The element 93, neptunium (Np), was announced by Edwin M. McMillan and Philip H. Abelson, working at the University of California at Berkeley.
1948
Texaco Star Theater (later The Milton Berle Show) was first broadcast on NBC
1949
Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson (and others) were named in an FBI report as Communist Party members.
The FBI reported notable Hollywood elite as communists, including John Garfield, Paul Robeson, Paul Muni, and Edward G. Robinson.
1953
(Tornado) Flint, Michigan
The US Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in Washington, DC, could not refuse to serve black patrons.
1957
#1 Hit June 8, 1957 – July 12, 1957: Pat Boone – Love Letters In The Sand
1966
National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) announced they would merge.
1969
Founder Brian Jones quit The Rolling Stones. He died a month later, at age 27. #27club
1974
#1 Hit June 8, 1974 – June 14, 1974: Paul McCartney and Wings – Band on the Run
1983
The first triplets resulting from in-vitro fertilization, Aaron, Jessica, and Chiara Guare, were born at the Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide, Australia.
1985
#1 Hit June 8, 1985 – June 21, 1985: Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
1990
Charles Freeman, the owner of E-C Records store in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was charged with illegally selling the ‘legally obscene’ 2 Live Crew’s ‘As Nasty As They Wanna Be’ to an undercover officer.
1991
#1 Hit June 8, 1991 – June 14, 1991: Extreme – More Than Words
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
It’d be funny if the final puzzle of an episode of Wheel of Fortune had the answer “Nestle.” #rstlne
“Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” – The Man in Black #moviequotes
Maybe vampires only suck your blood for Vitamin D because they can’t go out in the sun themselves.
The original Ferris wheel made $726,850.50 at 50¢ a ride during the 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition.
The only vowel sound in the word “ouija” is “e”, but it is spelled with every other vowel.
PEZ Collectors are called PezHeads.
The mom from the “Monkeys on the Bed” story should have her monkeys taken away from her.
“I’m your number one fan. There’s nothing to worry about. You’re going to be just fine. I’m your number one fan.” – Misery #moviequotes
“Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!” Jakie Rabinowitz/Jack Robin (Al Jolson) #moviequotes
A group of Buffalo is called a Herd or Troop or Gang or Obstinacy.
“Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any.” – Mark Twain
Fingernails aren’t disgusting until they’re clipped.
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June 7 in Pop Culture History
June 7 History, Facts and Trivia
June 7 History Highlights
- 1776 – Richard Henry Lee presented the “Lee Resolution” to the Continental Congress.
- 1862 – The United States and the United Kingdom agreed in the Lyons-Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade.
- 1914 – The Alliance was the first vessel to pass through the Panama Canal.
- If you were born on June 7th,
You were likely conceived the week of… September 14th (prior year)
Chocolate Ice Cream Day
The history of chocolate is as old and rich as the flavor itself. The first frozen recipes were published in Naples, Italy back on 1693 by Antonio Latini’s “The Modern Steward.” Chocolate was one of the earliest flavors created during this time period before vanilla became popular ice cream favorite when it came to being turned into a dessert based drink like hot cocoa or coffee.
Chocolate ice cream has a long history in America, with records dating back to 1777, when ice cream maker Philip Lenzi announced that ice cream was officially available “almost every day”. It was not until the late nineteenth century that it became popular for all Americans and even more recently becoming available as an everyday dessert. Chocolate is one of the five most popular ice cream flavors in the United States and is second only to vanilla.
June 7 is…
Doughnut Day
VCR Day
June 7 Birthday Quotes
“It’s not like you get up on stage and you’re immediately a genius. It takes a long time. So, don’t be discouraged.”
– Bill Hader
“Fashions come and go; bad taste is timeless.”
– Beau Brummell
“Compassion is an action word with no boundaries.”
– Prince
“If you see a tree as blue, then make it blue.”
– Paul Gauguin
“It’s a crazy, crazy, beautiful world.”
– Johnny Clegg
“I think it’s good that I had some experience of the real world before I became successful. You know, having to get up in the morning and going to work in construction.”
– Tom Jones
“I turned down the lead role in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, because that idiot Oliver Stone didn’t think the character should play the alto sax.”
– Michael Cera
June 7 Birthdays
1848 – Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (died in 1903)
1906 – James Braddock, American boxer (died in 1974)
1909 – Jessica Tandy, English-American actress (died in 1994)
1917 – Dean Martin, American singer and actor (died in 1995)
1917 – Gwendolyn Brooks, African-American poet (died in 2000)
1940 – Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor
1952 – Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor
1953 – Johnny Clegg, English- born South African singer-songwriter, and anthropologist (died in 2019)
1958 – Prince, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor (died in 2016)
1972 – Karl Urban, New Zealand actor
1978 – Bill Hader, American comedic actor
1988 – Michael Cera, Canadian actor
June 7 History
1099
First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem began.
1692
(Earthquake) Port Royal, Jamaica, over 1,000 people were killed.
1753
The British Museum was founded, starting the collections of Sir Hans Sloane.
1755
(Earthquake) Tabriz, Iran
1776
Richard Henry Lee presented the “Lee Resolution” to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
1893
Mohandas Gandhi committed his first act of civil disobedience.
1899
American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation began her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments
1913
Denali (Mount McKinley) – 20,310 ft (6,190 m) – Alaska, USA – First ascent: June 7, 1913, by Hudson Stuck, Harry Karstens, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum
1954
Rutgers Institute of Microbiology opened the second dedicated microbiology laboratory in the world.
1955
The $64,000 Question debuted on CBS.
1962
Credit Suisse (then known as Schweizerische Kreditanstalt) opened the first drive-through bank in Switzerland at St. Peter-Strasse 17, near Paradeplatz in downtown Zurich.
1965
The Supreme Court of the United States gave its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
1972
Broadway – Grease (Musical) opened on June 7, 1972
1975
#1 Hit June 7, 1975 – June 13, 1975: John Denver – Thank God I’m a Country Boy
1976
The Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night by journalist Nik Cohn was published in New York Magazine. It was the inspiration for the film Saturday Night Fever.
1977
Five hundred million people watched the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II on television.
1981
The Israeli Air Force destroyed Iraq’s Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.
1982
Priscilla Presley opened Graceland to the public.
1986
#1 Hit June 7, 1986 – June 13, 1986: Madonna – Live to Tell
1989
East End Show – The Woman in Black (Play) June 7, 1989
1990
Universal Studios Florida opened in Orlando, Florida.
2000
The United Nations defined “The Blue Line” as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
2002
Kim Possible premiered on The Disney Channel.
2014
#1 Hit June 7, 2014 – July 25, 2014: Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX – Fancy
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“Bandaids don’t fix bullet holes.” #songlyrics
Useless Pronunciation: S as in ‘see’
My friend drowned in a boating accident a few days ago.
At his funeral, we placed a lifejacket on his coffin.
It’s what he would have wanted…
A group of Pheasants (at rest) is called a Nest or Nye or Nide. A group of Pheasants (in flight) is called a Bouquet.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s real name was John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, and he was a close friend of C.S. Lewis and W. H. Auden.
If you do what you love, success is almost guaranteed.
A week’s worth of Jeopardy shows is filmed in just one day.
The reason aliens haven’t contacted us is probably because of the Prime Directive.
Rizzo’s real name in “Grease” was Betty.
“Not everybody gets corrupted. You have to have a little faith in people.” – Tracy in Manhattan #moviequotes
If The Sixth Sense was filmed now, ghosts would be asking Cole to delete their browser history.
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1975?
Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1975?
Pop Culture, History, and Unforgettable Moments
1975 was a standout year in pop culture and history, filled with groundbreaking achievements, memorable entertainment debuts, and events that still resonate today. As the mid-1970s unfolded, the world was in a time of social reflection and creative exploration. Music, television, film, and technology all took bold steps forward, offering iconic moments that would influence future generations.
In entertainment, 1975 brought fresh energy to the big screen and airwaves. Filmmakers pushed boundaries with stories that captured both thrills and deep emotion, while new television programming offered audiences a mix of comfort and cutting-edge comedy. The music scene, meanwhile, thrived on the power of individuality, with genres like rock, disco, and soul blending to define the year’s chart-topping hits.
1975 wasn’t just a year of entertainment milestones—it also saw significant strides in science, politics, and sports. Medicine advancements brought hope for the future, while memorable athletic feats captivated fans worldwide. Cultural movements and pivotal events shaped perspectives on the global stage, further cementing 1975 as a transformative historical year.
Do you think you know everything about 1975? Take our trivia quiz and relive the year’s most significant moments. From cultural trends to historical breakthroughs, see how well you remember this fascinating year in pop culture!
75 Trivia Questions for 1975 History
(answers)
1. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1975?
2. Introduced in 1975, this candy has pressurized carbon dioxide gas bubbles embedded inside it, creating a slight popping reaction when it dissolves. Name that candy.
3. John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman were all found guilty in what?
4. The VHS tape was the first widely-used home videotaping system, but SONY introduced another, not as popular system in 1975. Name that recording tape…
5. Name the drummer of the fictional band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.
6. In 1975, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?
7. Based on Tennis, this popular home video game was unveiled by Atari in 1975. Name that game.
8. What did Sara Jane Moore and Lynette Fromme try to do in September 1975?
9. Who said this TV Catchphrase: Who said “Never assume …”?
10. Who was the biggest solo Musical Artist of 1975?
11. Who was the biggest Musical Group of 1975?
12. True or False? President Ford signed the U.S. Metric Conversion Act of 1975 into law to guide the gradual replacement of the English system of measurements with the metric system.
13. This beer introduced an argument in its commercials: “Tastes Great” vs. “Less Filling” – Name that brew!
14. What did American Express suggest its customers do with their credit cards starting in 1975?
15. How many people lived in the World in 1975?
16. How many people lived in the United States in 1975?
17. Based on a 1969 album, this 1975 musical drama starred Elton John, Tina Turner, and Jack Nicolson. Name that film.
18. Tommy was originally performed by rock band The Who. You get one point for each original member you can name.
19. Name the highest-grossing film of 1975.
20. Jaws had three theatrical sequels. You get one point for each, which you can name.
21. Can you name the second highest-grossing film in 1975?
HINT: It was based on a book by Ken Kesey
22. The third most successful film of 1975 did NOT earn most of its eventual box office gross in 1975 or even the 1970s. Name that musical film.
23. Name the phrase the Knights said when not allowing passage in the 1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail and the play Spamalot…
24. This children’s television show gave us the catchphrase, “And… what about Naomi?” Name that program.
25. Only three television shows have ranked number one in Nielson ratings for 5 consecutive years. Can you name the Television show from the 1970s that achieved that goal?
26. Who was the President of the United States in 1975?
27. Who was the Vice-President of the United States in 1975?
28. Name the two popular soft drinks in a single-blind taste test challenge.
29. What was that blind taste test challenge called?
30. On July 25, 1975, this musical began a fifteen-year run on Broadway, in the first of 6,137 performances at the Shubert Theatre. Name that Broadway Show.
31. Name the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) who disappeared in suburban Detroit in 1975.
32. Name the rockstar, sometimes called “The Thin White Duke.”
33. 30,000 of this terrycloth product were first handed out to Pittsburgh Steelers fans. Name that product.
HINT: They were initially called “rally towels.”
34. Who said this TV Catchphrase: Who said, “God’ll get you for that”?
35. Name the car that was called “The ultimate driving machine” in commercials.
36. Starring co-hosts David Hartman and Nancy Dussault, this morning show debuted on November 3, 1975. Name that program.
37. The new car design by Volkswagon was designed to replace The Beetle. Name that car.
38. What was the Top-Rated TV Show in the 1974/1975 season?
39. Introduced in 1975, name the Doctor Who villain who created the Daleks…
40. David Bowie had a number-one hit in 1975, recorded with John Lennon. Name that well-known hit.
41. John Lennon recorded his own Top 20 song. Name that song.
HINT: It was initially a hit by Ben E. King in 1961
42. How much money did Lorne Micheals offer for the four Beatles to appear on Saturday Night Live?
43. Name the popular game show that has aired continuously since January 1975.
HINT: It was created by Merv Griffin
44. The postage stamp price was 13 cents on December 31, 1975. What was the price of a stamp before that?
45. Van McCoy released a song about a dance move. Name that #1 hit tune.
46. BIC is best known for pens and disposable lighters. In 1975, they introduced another popular disposable item. Name that product.
47. Name the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title, defeating the #1 ranked Jimmy Connors.
48. In 1975, Bill Gates and another guy founded Microsoft. Name that other guy.
49. A McDonald’s in Sierra Vista, Arizona, offered this convenience to customers for the first time in 1975. Name that service.
50. Who won the SuperBowl IX?
51. Which sports star was NOT born in 1975: Allen Iverson, Marion Jones, Tiger Woods, David Beckham, or Oscar De La Hoya?
52. This boxing bout was titled The Thrilla in Manilla. – who were the contestants?
53. Who won The Thrilla in Manilla?
54. Name the cable network that presented The Thrilla in Manilla.
55. Welcome Back, Kotter premiered on the ABC television network in 1975. Starring Gabe Kaplan, the comedy introduced actor John Travolta. Name Travolta’s character.
56. What was the nickname of the shark prop used in Jaws?
57. Who hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live?
58. Can you name the first film called “Blockbuster”?
59. This character actress played in The Bounty paper towel commercials as Rosie the Waitress 1970–1990. Name her.
60. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1975?
61. On April 30, 1975, U.S. involvement in what conflict ended?
62. This Happy Days spin-off featured Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams as who?
63. What was Barry Manilow’s first number-one hit?
64. This number-one song, written as a favor to Billie Jean King, was included in Elton John’s Greatest Hits Volume II. Name that song.
65. The Theme From M*A*S*H had a name. What was it?
66. Times of Your Life was a popular song and advertising jingle made famous by Canadian singer Paul Anka. What company used the song in commercials in 1975?
67. Who said this TV Catchphrase: Who said, “Elizabeth, I’m coming!”?
68. McDonald’s had a popular slogan describing its Big Mac. Recite it.
69. Name the group that did NOT have their debut album in 1975 – Journey, Little River Band, Queen, or Little River Band?
70. Who won the 1975 World Series?
71. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1975?
72. The predecessor to the Internet was declared fully operational and under the control of the Defense Communications Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Defense. What was it called?
73. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1975: Sara Gilbert, Carson Daly, Drew Barrymore, or Milla Jovovich?
74. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1975: Russell Brand, Heidi Klum, Pedro Pascal, or Angelina Jolie?
75. Name the Muppets who consistently jeered at the cast and their performances from their box seats.
Trivia Team Bonus Questions
1. What was the inspiration for Statler and Waldorf’s names?
2. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1975?
3. This character was a semi-mascot of the alternative rock band Devo…
4. Who was the Pop in 1975?
5. This actor appeared in five films over seven years, all of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: The Godfather (1972), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather Part II (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and The Deer Hunter (1978). Name that actor.
6. This American rapper, Andre Benjamin, was born in 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia, and uses a stage name. Who is he better known as?
HINT: He is 1/2 of the rap duo Outkast.
7. Can you name the cat who was the mascot for MTM Enterprises from 1972 to 1990?
HINT: MTM is Mary Tyler Moore
8. Can you name the element (#106) discovered at Berkeley Radiation Laboratory in 1974?
9. Name the longest-running theatrical release in film history.
10. This Justice was confirmed as a new United States Supreme Court Justice in a 98–0 vote and retired in 2010. Name that judge.
75 Trivia Answers for 1975 History
1. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1975?
Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain and Tennille
2. Introduced in 1975, this candy has pressurized carbon dioxide gas bubbles embedded inside it, creating a slight popping reaction when it dissolves. Name that candy.
Pop Rocks
3. John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman were all found guilty in what?
The Watergate cover-up
4. The VHS tape was the first widely-used home videotaping system, but SONY introduced another, not as popular system in 1975. Name that recording tape…
Betamax
5. Name the drummer of the fictional band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.
Animal
6. In 1975, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?
Men – 68.7 years, Women – 76.6 years
7. Based on Tennis, this popular home video game was unveiled by Atari in 1975. Name that game.
Pong (aka Home Pong)
8. What did Sara Jane Moore and Lynette Fromme try to do in September 1975?
Attempted to assassinate US President Gerald Ford.
9. Who said this TV Catchphrase: Who said “Never assume …”?
Felix Unger on The Odd Couple (1970-1975)
10. Who was the biggest solo Musical Artist of 1975?
Elton John
11. Who was the biggest Musical Group of 1975?
The Eagles
12. True or False? President Ford signed the U.S. Metric Conversion Act of 1975 into law to guide the gradual replacement of the English system of measurements with the metric system.
True
13. This beer introduced an argument in its commercials: “Tastes Great” vs. “Less Filling” – Name that brew!
Miller Lite
14. What did American Express suggest its customers do with their credit cards starting in 1975?
“Don’t leave home without it.”
15. How many people lived in the World in 1975?
4,069,437,231
16. How many people lived in the United States in 1975?
215,973,199
17. Based on a 1969 album, this 1975 musical drama starred Elton John, Tina Turner, and Jack Nicolson. Name that film.
Tommy
18. Tommy was originally performed by rock band The Who. You get one point for each original member you can name.
Lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon.
19. Name the highest-grossing film of 1975.
Jaws
20. Jaws had three theatrical sequels. You get one point for each, which you can name.
Jaws 2, Jaws 3-D, and Jaws: The Revenge
21. Can you name the second highest-grossing film in 1975?
HINT: It was based on a book by Ken Kesey
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
22. The third most successful film of 1975 did NOT earn most of its eventual box office gross in 1975 or even the 1970s. Name that musical film.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
23. Name the phrase the Knights said when not allowing passage in the 1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail and the play Spamalot…
“Ni!”
24. This children’s television show gave us the catchphrase, “And… what about Naomi?” Name that program.
The Electric Company
25. Only three television shows have ranked number one in Nielson ratings for 5 consecutive years. Can you name the Television show from the 1970s that achieved that goal?
All in the Family (71/72 to 75/76)
26. Who was the President of the United States in 1975?
Gerald Ford (August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977)
27. Who was the Vice-President of the United States in 1975?
Gerald Ford (December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974)
The office of vice president was vacant from August 9 – December 19, 1974
Nelson Rockefeller (December 19, 1974 – January 20, 1977)
28. Name the two popular soft drinks in a single-blind taste test challenge.
Coke and Pepsi
29. What was that blind taste test challenge called?
The Pepsi Challenge
30. On July 25, 1975, this musical began a fifteen-year run on Broadway, in the first of 6,137 performances at the Shubert Theatre. Name that Broadway Show.
A Chorus Line
31. Name the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) who disappeared in suburban Detroit in 1975.
Jimmy Hoffa
32. Name the rockstar, sometimes called “The Thin White Duke.”
David Bowie
33. 30,000 of this terrycloth product were first handed out to Pittsburgh Steelers fans. Name that product.
HINT: They were initially called “rally towels.”
Terrible Towels
34. Who said this TV Catchphrase: Who said, “God’ll get you for that”?
Maude (Bea Arthur) on Maude (1972-1978)
35. Name the car that was called “The ultimate driving machine” in commercials.
BMW
36. Starring co-hosts David Hartman and Nancy Dussault, this morning show debuted on November 3, 1975. Name that program.
Good Morning America (on ABC)
37. The new car design by Volkswagon was designed to replace The Beetle. Name that car.
Volkswagon Golf
38. What was the Top-Rated TV Show in the 1974/1975 season?
All in the Family
39. Introduced in 1975, name the Doctor Who villain who created the Daleks…
Davros
40. David Bowie had a number-one hit in 1975, recorded with John Lennon. Name that well-known hit.
Fame
41. John Lennon recorded his own Top 20 song. Name that song.
HINT: It was initially a hit by Ben E. King in 1961
Stand By Me
42. How much money did Lorne Micheals offer for the four Beatles to appear on Saturday Night Live?
$3000
43. Name the popular game show that has aired continuously since January 1975.
HINT: It was created by Merv Griffin
Jeopardy
44. The postage stamp price was 13 cents on December 31, 1975. What was the price of a stamp before that?
10 cents
45. Van McCoy released a song about a dance move. Name that #1 hit tune.
The Hustle
46. BIC is best known for pens and disposable lighters. In 1975, they introduced another popular disposable item. Name that product.
Disposable Razor
47. Name the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title, defeating the #1 ranked Jimmy Connors.
Arthur Ashe
48. In 1975, Bill Gates and another guy founded Microsoft. Name that other guy.
Paul Allen
49. A McDonald’s in Sierra Vista, Arizona, offered this convenience to customers for the first time in 1975. Name that service.
Drive-thru window
50. Who won the SuperBowl IX?
Pittsburgh Steelers
51. Which sports star was NOT born in 1975: Allen Iverson, Marion Jones, Tiger Woods, David Beckham, or Oscar De La Hoya?
Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973)
52. This boxing bout was titled The Thrilla in Manilla. – who were the contestants?
Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali
53. Who won The Thrilla in Manilla?
Muhammad Ali (in 14 rounds)
54. Name the cable network that presented The Thrilla in Manilla.
HBO (Home Box Office)
55. Welcome Back, Kotter premiered on the ABC television network in 1975. Starring Gabe Kaplan, the comedy introduced actor John Travolta. Name Travolta’s character.
Vinnie Barbarino
56. What was the nickname of the shark prop used in Jaws?
Bruce – after Spielberg’s attorney.
57. Who hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live?
Comedian George Carlin (Billy Preston and Janis Ian were the first musical guests).
58. Can you name the first film called “Blockbuster”?
Jaws – people lined around the block of theaters to get tickets.
59. This character actress played in The Bounty paper towel commercials as Rosie the Waitress 1970–1990. Name her.
Nancy Walker
60. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1975?
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
61. On April 30, 1975, U.S. involvement in what conflict ended?
The Vietnam War
62. This Happy Days spin-off featured Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams as who?
Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney (on Lavern and Shirley)
63. What was Barry Manilow’s first number-one hit?
Mandy
64. This number-one song, written as a favor to Billie Jean King, was included in Elton John’s Greatest Hits Volume II. Name that song.
Philadelphia Freedom
65. The Theme From M*A*S*H had a name. What was it?
Suicide is Painless
66. Times of Your Life was a popular song and advertising jingle made famous by Canadian singer Paul Anka. What company used the song in commercials in 1975?
Kodak
67. Who said this TV Catchphrase: Who said, “Elizabeth, I’m coming!”?
Fred Sanford (Redd Fox) on Sanford and Son (1972-1977)
68. McDonald’s had a popular slogan describing its Big Mac. Recite it.
“Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.”
69. Name the group that did NOT have their debut album in 1975 – Journey, Little River Band, Queen, or Little River Band?
Queen’s self-titled album debuted in 1973.
70. Who won the 1975 World Series?
Cincinnati Reds
71. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1975?
Philadelphia Flyers
72. The predecessor to the Internet was declared fully operational and under the control of the Defense Communications Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Defense. What was it called?
The ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network)
73. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1975: Sara Gilbert, Carson Daly, Drew Barrymore, or Milla Jovovich?
Carson Daily (born June 22, 1973)
74. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1975: Russell Brand, Heidi Klum, Pedro Pascal, or Angelina Jolie?
Heidi Klum (born June 1, 1973)
75. Name the Muppets who consistently jeered at the cast and their performances from their box seats.
Statler and Waldorf
Trivia Team Bonus Questions:
1. What was the inspiration for Statler and Waldorf’s names?
Statler and Waldorf are named after two landmark New York City hotels, the Statler Hilton and the Waldorf-Astoria.
2. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1975?
Foolish Pleasure
3. This character was a semi-mascot of the alternative rock band Devo…
Booji Boy
4. Who was the Pope in 1975?
Paul VI (June 21, 1963 – August 6, 1978)
5. This actor appeared in five films over seven years, all of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: The Godfather (1972), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather Part II (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and The Deer Hunter (1978). Name that actor.
John Cazale (August 12, 1935 – March 13, 1978)
6. This American rapper, Andre Benjamin, was born in 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia, and uses a stage name. Who is he better known as?
HINT: He is 1/2 of the rap duo Outkast.
Andre 3000
7. Can you name the cat who was the mascot for MTM Enterprises from 1972 to 1990?
HINT: MTM is Mary Tyler Moore
Mimsie the Cat 1970–1998
8. Can you name the element (#106) discovered at Berkeley Radiation Laboratory in 1974?
Seaborgium
9. Name the longest-running theatrical release in film history.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
10. This Justice was confirmed as a new United States Supreme Court Justice in a 98–0 vote and retired in 2010. Name that judge.
John Paul Stevens
June 6 in Pop Culture History
June 6 History, Facts and Trivia
June 6 History Highlights
- 1933 – 1933 – America’s first drive-in opened near Camden, New Jersey, opened.
- 1942 – The United States Navy’s victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway.
- 1944 – D-Day: The Normandy Landings
- 1983 – Reading Rainbow premiered on PBS
- If you were born on June 6th,
You were likely conceived the week of… September 13th (prior year)
D-Day: The Normandy Landings
The Normandy landings were the historical landing operations of World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was one of the largest seaborne invasions in history– a liberation mission for France (and later western Europe). The operation began on Tuesday, June 6th, 1944 when Allied forces invaded Nazi Germany occupied lands with over 150 thousand troops.
Operation Neptune, including D-Day, involved huge naval forces, including 6,939 vessels: 1,213 naval combat ships, 4,126 landing ships and landing craft, 736 ancillary craft, and 864 merchant vessels.
The invasion force consisted mainly of British, Canadian and American soldiers tasked with opening up routes through some heavily defended areas along the French coast towards major port cities such as Cherbourg – not without casualties or challenges. Cooperation among service branches was excellent despite occasional difficulties that arose during planning logistics for this joint military undertaking with more than 160 ships.
On D-Day, the Allies landed 156,000 troops in Normandy. 73,000 American (23,250 on Utah Beach, 34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops), 83,115 British and Canadian (61,715 of them British) with 24,970 on Gold Beach, 21,400 on Juno Beach, 28,845 on Sword Beach, and 7,900 airborne troops. German casualties on D-Day have been estimated at 4,000 to 9,000 men. Allied casualties were documented for at least 10,000, with 4,414 confirmed dead.
Although the Allies failed to achieve any of their goals on the first day, the foothold the Allies captured forced Germany to fight the war on two fronts, and within 9 months the Allies were victorious over the German army.
June 6 is…
Drive-In Movie Day
June 6 Birthday Quotes
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
– Nathan Hale
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.”
– Harvey Fierstein
“Boxing should probably be banned. But until then, I’m a big fan.”
– Sam Simon
“I’m clearly not Brad Pitt, and I’m never going to be Brad Pitt.”
– Paul Giamatti
“Because I am known in the horror genre now, I try and do at least one horror movie a year for my fans, my fans have been so good to me.”
– Robert Englund
June 6 Birthdays
1756 – John Trumbull, American painter (died in 1843)
1890 – Ted Lewis, American singer, clarinet player, and bandleader (died in 1971)
1936 – Levi Stubbs, American soul singer; lead vocalist of the Four Tops (died in 2008)
1947 – Robert Englund, American actor
1954 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright
1955 – Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter; co-developer of The Simpsons (died in 2015)
1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
1959 – David Schultz, American wrestler (died in 1996)
1963 – Jason Isaacs, English actor
1967 – Paul Giamatti, American actor
June 6 History
The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.
1882
(Cyclone) More than 100,000 people in Bombay, India, were killed.
1892
The Chicago “L” elevated rail system began operation.
1889
The Great Seattle Fire destroyed 25 blocks of downtown Seattle.
1912
(Volcano Eruption) Novarupta
1920
June 6, 1920 (fiction) Doctor Ivo Shandor founded the Cult of Gozer, Ghostbusters, Film
1933
America’s first drive-in opened near Camden, New Jersey, opened. The first feature was a 1932 film, Wives Beware, and admission was 25 cents per car and an additional 25 cents per person.
1942
The first parachute jump in the US using a nylon parachute was made by Adeline Gray in Hartford, Connecticut.
1944
June 6, 1944 Birthday (fictional) Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump, Film
D-Day: the day the Allied powers crossed the English Channel. They landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, turning the tide of the war against Germany.
1948
BBC Television began broadcasting again for the first time since 1939.
1952
King Peak – 16,972 ft (5,173 m) – Yukon, Canada – First ascent: June 6, 1952, by William Hackett, Allen Auten, James Wilson, and Keith Hart
1964
#1 Hit June 6, 1964 – June 26, 1964: The Dixie Cups – Chapel of Love
The Rolling Stones debuted on American TV on The Hollywood Palace.
1971
The Ed Sullivan Show aired for the final time on CBS.
1987
#1 Hit June 6, 1987 – June 12, 1987: Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On
1997
Farrah Fawcett made a bizarre appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman. She went on long tirades and story-telling sprees that made little to no sense and was distracted by blinking lights in the studio.
1998
#1 Hit June 6, 1998 – September 4, 1998: Brandy & Monica – The Boy Is Mine
Sex and The City premiered on HBO
2002
A near-Earth asteroid, estimated at 30 feet in diameter, exploded over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya.
2005
In Gonzales v. Raich, the US Supreme Court upheld a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana.
2015
#1 Hit June 6, 2015 – July 24, 2015: Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
2020
#1 Hit June 6, 2020 – June 12, 2020: Rain on Me – Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The speed of time is exactly one second per second.
“Some pains are physical, and some pains are mental, but the one that’s both is dental.” – Ogden Nash
A group of organized Criminals is called a Gang.
There’s been 5 mission impossible movies and they’ve completed the mission every time. Someone needs to work on renaming those movies.
When leaving a voice mail, say your name and number before AND after the message. #advice
If you number all the letters in the alphabet, all vowels are odd numbers. #workthecode
Sports are evolved versions of fetch.
Tab Hunter – Real Name: Arthur Gellen
“My daddy never did get what he wanted. But he had what he needed.” – Tiana #moviequotes
A group of Penguins (at rest) is called a Colony or Rookery or Huddle. A group of baby Penguins is called a Crèche.
‘Goodbye’ is a contraction of the phrase ‘God be with you’, originating in 1580.
1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = Earth-Sun distance = 93 million miles.
More Pop Culture History Resources
The 69 Sexiest Songs of the 1980s
Sexy Songs – 1980s
You don’t have to be beautiful
To turn me on
I just need your body baby
From dusk till dawn
– Kiss, Prince
Sexy Songs can be seductive, soft, soulful and slow.
Sexy Songs can be sweltering, steamy and screamingly loud.
They can be direct or subtle.
Get up, get up, get up, get up
Let’s make love tonight
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
’cause you do it right
– Sexual Healing, Marvin Gaye
1980s Sexy Songs
& Roberta Flack
the Blackhearts
June 5 in Pop Culture History
June 5 History, Facts and Trivia
June 5 History Highlights
- 1851 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin began publication.
- 1967 – The Six-Day War, between Isreal and its Neighboring countries June 5-11
- 1981 – The AIDS virus was first noted.
- If you were born on June 5th,
You were likely conceived the week of… September 12th (prior year)
World Environment Day
World Environment Day is a day of action and advocacy. It has been celebrated every year on 5 June since 1974 with governments, businesses, celebrities, and citizens focusing their efforts on environmental issues such as pollution or climate change.
World Environment Day is a day for raising awareness on environmental issues emerging from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming. It’s also been used as an opportunity to promote sustainability in consumption and wildlife. On World Environment Day people across the globe are encouraged to take action with many different initiatives that vary country by county such as planting trees, reducing food waste, and recycling plastics.
June 5 is…
Gingerbread Day
Hot Air Balloon Day
World Environment Day
June 5 Birthday Quotes
“Live below your means but within your needs.”
– Suze Orman
“It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.”
– John Maynard Keynes
“It doesn’t matter the genre or type of art, if it’s authentic there’s an apparent beauty to it and as an artist, that’s very inspiring.”
– Brian McKnight
“I work as hard as anybody will ever work and I like that. That’s why I’ve been successful and that is when I feel good about myself. If I do my damnedest and don’t succeed, I feel good about the effort.”
– Mark Wahlberg
“Just because today is a terrible day doesn’t mean tomorrow might not be the best day of your entire life. You just have to wake up and get there.”
– Pete Wentz
“Paradise Is exactly like Where you are right now Only much much Better. “
– Laurie Anderson
June 5 Birthdays
1883 – John Maynard Keyes, British economist (died in 1946)
1895 – William Boyd, American actor and producer (died in 1972)
1905 – Wayne Boring, American comic book illustrator (died in 1987)
1947 – Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter
1951 – Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host
1956 – Kenny G, American saxophonist
1961 – Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (died in 1999)
1962 – Jeff Garlin, American comedic actor
1967 – Ron Livingston, American actor
1969 – Brian McKnight, American singer-songwriter
1971 – Mark Wahlberg, American actor, (aka rapper Marky Mark)
1977 – Liza Weil, American actress
1979 – Pete Wentz, American singer-songwriter and bass player
June 5 History
1837 – The Republic of Texas incorporated Houston.
1851 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom’s Cabin (or Life Among the Lowly) began a ten-month run in the National Era, an abolitionist newspaper.
1883 – The first regularly scheduled Orient Express left Paris.
1916 – Louis Brandeis was sworn in as a United States Supreme Court Justice, the first American Jew to hold the position.
1933 – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt took the United States off of the “Gold Standard”, a result of the Great Depression. President Nixon, in 1971, completed the transition when he announced that the United States would no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, $35 an ounce at that time.
1954 #1 Hit June 5, 1954 – August 6, 1954: Kitty Kallen – Little Things Mean A Lot
1956 – Elvis Presley introduced his new single, Hound Dog, on The Milton Berle Show
1961 #1 Hit June 5, 1961 – June 18, 1961: Roy Orbison – Running Scared
1966 – The Beatles had a taped appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, debuting music videos for Rain and Paperback Writer.
1968 – Robert F. Kennedy was shot and killed at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian.
1977 – The Apple II went in sale.
June 5, 1980 Birthday (fictional) Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter
1981 – The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five people in Los Angeles, California, had a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS.
June 5, 1985 (fiction) Ferris Bueller took a day off from school, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Film
1989 – The Tiananmen Square protests ended violently in Beijing by the People’s Liberation Army, with at least 241 dead. Many western journalists had errantly speculated that the army would not fight against the people.
1995 – Singled Out with host Chris Hardwick premiered on MTV
2011 – Teen Wolf premiered on MTV
#1 Hit June 5, 2021 – July 23, 2021: Butter – BTS
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“What you feel is what you are, and what you are is beautiful.” #songlyrics
Ants have successfully colonized all continents except, ironically, Antarctica.
Alaska is home to over 3 million lakes.
Captain Obvious is called Captain Obvious because he points out the obvious.
“Whassup?” – Budweiser ad
Imagine being the guy that had to clean up after the first-ever use of confetti. “WTH happened here?”
“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” – Charles Bukowski
Apples are to Doctors as Garlic is to Vampires.
“We’re all just complicated arrangements of atoms and subatomic particles—we don’t live.” – The Scientist in Bad Boy Bubby #moviequotes
I can’t decide if it’s cooler to light a stick of dynamite with a cigar or to light a cigar off of a lit dynamite fuse.
“Yada yada yada” – (Seinfeld)
Showgirls still holds the record for most Razzie nominations with 13.
More Pop Culture History Resources
June
1967 Top Ten Music Charts
1967’s Biggest Artists and Songs
Strangers In The Night (1966 Grammy for Record of the Year)
The Strangers in the Night Album reached # 1 on the Billboard Charts and was the only Frank Sinatra (non-hits compilation) album to sell over a million copies.
Jefferson Airplane, Bee Gees, Linda Ronstadt, Al Green, Classics
IV, The Doors, Country Joe and the Fish, Staple Singers, Jimi Hendrix,
The Youngbloods, Janis Ian, The 5th Dimension, Bar-Kays, Van Morrison
and Englebert Humperdink
1967’s Retro Top 10 Hits
1967’s ‘One Hit Wonders’
1967’s Motown/Soul Top 10 Hit List
More R&B/Motown Song Hits:
1967’s Dance Top 10 Hit List
1967’s Rock n Roll Top 10 Hit List
More Rock Music Hits:
1967’s Bubblegum Top 11 List
PCM’s 1967 Top 10 Hit List
Weekend Songs
After A Long Week …
The Weekend Song List
June 4 in Pop Culture History
June 4 History, Facts and Trivia
June 4 History Highlights
- 1783 – The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
- 1896 – Henry Ford completed the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile.
- 1939 – The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, was denied permission to land in the United States.
- 1942 – The Battle of Midway took place June 4-7.
- If you were born on June 4th,
You were likely conceived the week of… September 11th (prior year)
June 4 is…
Hug Your Cat Day
Old Maids Day
Old Maids Day
From the time of her first gathering in 1948, Marion Richards has been an advocate for single women. Known as “Old Maids” during Richard’s generation, these members of society made major contributions to offices and churches while also caring for their families at home. In this way they were vital–but Richard wanted them recognized with a day dedicated solely to themselves: Old Maid’s Day!
Richards hoped would it be known worldwide as “The First Annual International Old-Maid Celebration.” The day was designed by Ms.Richards who sought recognition from all old maids everywhere on earth that it is okay not to be married or having children; and that they are valued contributors to society.
Hug Your Cat Day
June 4 Birthday Quotes
“When something happens to you, you either let it defeat you or you defeat it.”
– Rosalind Russell
“You can either give in to negative feelings or fight them, and I’m of the belief that you should fight them.”
– Ruth Westheimer
“The revolution that’s required isn’t a revolution of radical ideas, but the implementation of ideas we already have.”
– Russell Brand
“Change is growth; love is never lost.”
– Wendy Pini
“The people I worked with were beggir than life. Once you put them on the screen, they were huge.”
– Bruce Dern
“My favorite animal is the turtle. The reason is that in order for the turtle to move, it has to stick its neck out.”
– Ruth Westheimer
June 4 Birthdays
1928 – Ruth Westheimer, German-American therapist and author
1936 – Bruce Dern, American character actor
1944 – Michelle Phillips, American singer-songwriter and actress
1951 – Wendy Pini, American comic book author and illustrator
1964 – Sean Pertwee, English actor
1971 – Noah Wyle, American actor
1975 – Russell Brand, English comedian and actor
1978 – Robin Lord Taylor, American actor
1987 – Mollie King, English singer-songwriter and model
2004 – Mackenzie Ziegler, American dancer
June 4 History
1812 – Following Louisiana’s admittance as a US state, the Louisiana Territory was renamed the Missouri Territory.
1876 – The Transcontinental Express arrived in San Francisco, California, in only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
1895 – Joseph Lee was issued a patent (#540,553) for a “breadcrumbing machine”
1912 – Massachusetts became the first state of the United States to call for a minimum wage, although it was non-specific, and for children under 18 and women.
The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded:
Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall received the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe).
Jean Jules Jusserand received the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days.
Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
1919 – The US Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guaranteed voting for women, and sent it to the individual states for ratification.
1937 – The first shopping carts were introduced at the Humpty Dumpty Supermarket in Oklahoma City, created by the store’s owner, Sylvan Goldman.
1957 – The first U.S. commercial long-distance coal slurry pipeline, 108 miles long, began delivery from a coal mine, from the Georgetown Preparation Plant of the Hanna Coal Company in Cadiz, Ohio, to the Cleveland Illuminating Company power station, in Eastlake, Ohio.
1974 – During a ‘Ten Cent Beer Night’ inebriated Cleveland Indians fans started misbehaving, causing the game to be forfeited to the Texas Rangers.
1976 – ‘The gig that changed the world.’ A few dozen people saw the debut of the Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England
1986 – Jonathan Pollard pled guilty to espionage for selling top-secrets United States military intelligence to Israel.
1989 – The ‘Tank Man’ halted the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
1998 – Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
#1 Hit – June 4, 2005 – July 1, 2005: Mariah Carey – We Belong Together
June 4, 2011 (fiction) The Hulk and Abomination fight and ‘break’ Harlem, Marvel Cinematic Universe.
#1 Hit – June 4, 2016 – August 5, 2016: Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla – One Dance
#1 Hit June 4, 2022 – July 1, 2022: As It Was – Harry Styles
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
A slap on the back of the hand means “Bad job”. A slap on the other side means “Good job”.
“Talk is free but the wise man chooses when to spend his words.” – Neil Gaiman
The first country to recognize the US as an independent country was Morocco.
The monster that attacked Luke in the trash compactor in Star Wars was a ‘dianoga.’
French fries weren’t actually first made in France. They were made in Belgium.
“Dammit….Don’t you dare ask God to help me – Joan Crawford” (to her maid who had begun to pray) #LastWords
Tim Burton’s professional directorial debut and Danny Elfman’s film-scoring debut happened on the same film- “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure”.
Alfred E. Neuman is Mad Magazine’s ‘mascot.’
“Here’s looking at you, kid.” – Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) #moviequotes
A large disorganized group of People is called a Mob.
Coca-Cola operates in 206 countries, more than the United Nations.
Dip n Dots have been the “ice cream of the future” for like 30 years… Shouldn’t it just be ice cream by now?
More Pop Culture History Resources
Your Complete 80s Music Checklist
80s Music
The 1980s was a time of great musical diversity, with a wide range of genres and sub-genres that emerged and gained popularity. Some of the most notable genres of music from the 1980s include:
Pop: Pop music is a genre that encompasses a wide range of styles, from upbeat, catchy tunes to more emotional, introspective ballads. Pop music was trendy in the 1980s, with artists like Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Prince achieving tremendous success.
Rock: Rock music was also popular in the 1980s, with several sub-genres emerging and gaining traction. Some of the most notable sub-genres of rock music from the 1980s include hair metal, punk, and alternative rock.
Hip-Hop: Hip-hop emerged in the 1980s and quickly gained popularity, with artists like Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and N.W.A. leading the way.
Electronic: Electronic music, including synth-pop and dance music, also gained popularity in the 1980s. Artists like Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, and New Order were among the most notable electronic acts of the decade.
New Wave: New Wave was a subgenre of rock music that emerged in the late 1970s and gained popularity in the 1980s. A mix of punk, pop, and electronic influences characterized it.